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			ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
		
        
                
			Finance
		
           
          
			
            
				ACADEMIC SCHOOL
			
            
				School of Business
			
        
		 
          
			TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
		
          
			Associate Professor, Finance
Coordinator, BonaResponds;
Member, Environmental Studies Council
		
          
			CONTACT
		
 
          
			Office phone: (716) 375-2359
Send an email
Website: 
Financeprofessor.com 
		
			OFFICE
		
 
          
			Swan Business Center 104B
		
          
			COURSES TAUGHT
		
 
          
			
    - FIN 401. Advanced Corporate Finance
- FIN 402. Problems in Finance
- FIN 410. Student Investment Fund
- MBA 604. Financial Foundations
- MBA 610. Financial Management 
- MBA 630. Student Investment Fund
 
          
			ACADEMIC DEGREES
		
          
			
    - Ph.D., Penn State University
- M.B.A, University of Rochester
- B.B.A., Finance and Management Sciences, St. Bonaventure University
 
          
			OTHER EDUCATION
		
 
          
			
		
          
			PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
		
          
			
		
          
			ACCOMPLISHMENTS
		
 
          
			Peer Reviewed Publications 
    - The Behavior of Implied Volatility of Oil Futures Options Surrounding OPEC Meetings with Stephen Horan and Jeffrey Peterson. 2003 Energy Journal
- Using Football to Teach Finance-with Rodney Paul-BQuest. A University Journal of Applied Business 2003
- "Adelphia Communications: A Case Study in Accounting Fraud,” Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Vol. 11, No. 4, (Fall 2003), with Carol Fischer
 Phillippe Communications-with Carol Fischer — A Finance case.  BQuest A University Journal of Applied Business 2004
- Implied Volatility and Auditor Reputation: the Andersen case.  Research in Finance. With Jonathan Godbey, 2004.
- An examination of Stock Market Response to NASCAR Race Performance with Rodney Paul and Laurie Stone.  Journal of Marketing Management, Fall 2005.
- Endorsers -- With Betsy Drewniak and Mike Russell. Journal of Marketing Management, Fall 2005.
- The Forecasting Power of Implied Volatility: evidence from Individual Equities. BQuest A University Journal of Applied Business 2007. With Jonathan Godbey (2007)
- The Betting Market Response to the 2-Point Conversion in the NFL" accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives.  With Andrew Weinbach and Rodney Paul. (forthcoming 2008)
 
          
			TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
		
 
          
			
		
          
			CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
		
 
          
			Service 
    - BonaResponds
- Numerous university committees
- Several local boards of directors
Professional Memberships (Clubs) 
    - Financial Management Association
 
          
			PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
		
          
			Corporate finance, investments, running, cycling, outdoors activities, yoga
		
          
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